All Managers are very sensitive to cost. Show him/her how much extra work it takes and what you won't be able to accomplish by not having the proper access. Non

All Managers are very sensitive to cost. Show him/her how much extra work it takes and what you won't be able to accomplish by not having the proper access. Non-tech managers are also very reliant on the experts they hire. They hate to disagree with them since they don't understand the impact of the technical decision they have to make. That's why they hire them in the first place. So you'll also have to work with the security team on how to minimize the impact to the network. Security guys are quick to say no. I once had a network security guy tell me that he could not open a web based app to the internet because people in the internet would be able to use it. I don't think he saw the stupidity of his argument. He just saw that there would be another security hole on the network. After working with him for a bit we figured out how to open it to a point where he was comfortable.